Loudoun County voters went to the polls Nov. 3 to decide congressional races, town leadership contests and several ballot questions, delivering changes in Purcellville while returning familiar faces to office in other communities. Two towns also elected mayors through write-in campaigns.

Democratic U.S. Sen. Mark Warner won reelection to a fourth six-year term, defeating Republican challenger Bert Mizusawa, a retired U.S. Army major general. Warner received 124,469 votes in Loudoun County, or 68.3%, compared with Mizusawa’s 56,063 votes, or 30.76%. Statewide, Warner received approximately 61.2% of the vote, compared with 38.6% for Mizusawa. Warner, who previously served as Virginia’s governor, has represented the Commonwealth in the U.S. Senate since 2009.

In Virginia’s 10th Congressional District, Democratic incumbent Suhas Subramanyam won reelection to a second term, defeating Republican Dave Beckwith and independent Ahsen Mujeeb Malik. In Loudoun County, Subramanyam received 118,786 votes, or 65.19%, compared with Beckwith’s 58,096 votes, or 31.88%, and Malik’s 3,754 votes, or 2.06%. Across the
congressional district, Subramanyam received approximately 61.4% of the vote, Beckwith 36.6% and Malik 1.9%.

The 10 th Congressional District includes Loudoun, Fauquier and Rappahannock counties, the cities of Manassas and Manassas Park, and portions of Fairfax and Prince William counties.

The congressional victories were accompanied by elections in Purcellville, Leesburg, Lovettsville, Hamilton and Hillsboro.
Leesburg Incumbent Mayor Kelly Burk won reelection with 16,147 votes, approximately 81% of ballots cast in the mayoral contest.

Brendan Murphy led the Town Council race with 11,903 votes, followed by Neil Steinberg with 10,814 and Todd Cimino-Johnson with 9,201. All three secured council seats.

Purcellville

Purcellville voters elected Town Council Member Erin Rayner as mayor, defeating incumbent Mayor Christopher Bertaut. Rayner received 2,948 votes, compared with Bertaut’s 1,096, according to unofficial results.

In the Town Council election, Mitch Seipt led with 2,775 votes, followed by Paul McCray with 2,662 and incumbent Kevin Wright with 2,653. The three defeated candidates were Sam Brown, with 1,057 votes; Greg Paris, with 954; and Hank Speckhardt, with 901.

Lovettsville

Incumbent Mayor Christopher Hornbaker won reelection with 666 votes, defeating challenger Christina Grace, who received 442.

Megan Cox led the Town Council contest with 804 votes, followed by Jared McCrory with 611 and incumbent Rob Hill with 587. Paul Richard Pico received 489 votes.

Hamilton

Robin Linn won Hamilton’s mayoral election through a write-in campaign. With no candidate appearing on the ballot for mayor, voters cast 201 write-in votes in the contest.

Rebecca Jones received 182 votes in the Town Council election, followed by Cathy Salter with 170 and Craig Green with 151, securing the three regular council seats.

Hamilton also held a special election to fill an unexpired Town Council term ending Dec. 31, 2028. The contest drew 81 write-in votes, although the winner had not yet been identified.

Hillsboro

Incumbent Mayor Roger Vance secured reelection through a write-in campaign. The mayoral contest recorded 40 write-in votes, with no candidate appearing on the printed ballot.

The town’s council election was also decided through write-in voting, with 171 write-in votes recorded across the available council seats.

Countywide voter turnout was reported at approximately 58%, reflecting participation in congressional elections, local contests and statewide ballot questions.

All results remain unofficial pending completion of the canvass and certification process.